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CATALOG  AND  DESIGN  BOOK 

I<  I  R  S  T  EDITION 

MARBLE  MOSAICS 
TERRAZZO 
BRASS  STRIP  WORK 

A  Complete  Exhibit  of 

Samples  of  Marble  Mosaic  and  Terrazzo 
Application  c>/ Brass  Strips  to  Terrazzo 
Border  Designs  and  Design  Outlines 

Also 

Descriptive  matter  on  the  history  of 
various  Mosaics;  explanations  of  the 
uses  of  diagrams  and  general  infor¬ 
mation  precedes  each  distinct  section. 


Published  by 

THE  NATIONAL  TERRAZZO  AND  MOSAIC 
CONTRACTORS’  ASSOCIATION 

COPYRIGHT  1926 


N  ational  T errazzo  and  Mosaic  Contractors’ Association 


U.  F.  Burner,  President 

809-11  St.  Paul  Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin 


L.  Del  Turco,  Vice-President 

229  Cleveland  Avenue,  Harrison,  New  Jersey 


Wm.  H.  Anfield,  Secretary-Treasurer 

3801  Eiler  .4 venue,  St.  Louis,  Missouri 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

C.  BELFI . 1923  Market  Street.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

JOHN  D’AMBROSIO . 53  West  Austin  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois 

A.  G.  FERRARINI . 415  South  Irving  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois 

A.  TRAMONTIN . 466  Columbia  Street,  West,  Detroit,  Mich. 

R.  E.  WRIGHT . 216  Sycamore  Street,  Toledo,  Ohio 


SPECIAL  CATALOG  COMMITTEE 

A.  G.  FERRARINI . 415  South  Irving  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois 

A.  J.  RENNEN . 19  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois 

FRED  REN . 101  South  Sangamon  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois 

RALPH  DAVIA . 2410  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois 

JIM  D’AMBROSIO . 53  West  Austin  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois 


MEMBERS 


American  Art  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co..  .  .A.  C.  Francescon 
1017  Peoples  Bank  Building,  Indianapolis,  Indiana 

American  Marble  Mosaic  Co . V.  Foscatto 

702  Market  Street,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

American  Mosaic  &  Terrazzo  Co . A.  Ferrarini 

415  South  Irving  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

American  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . Romano  Rosa 

323  East  Broadway,  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

American  Tile  &  Marble  Co . C.  A.  Lesior 

700  Builders’  Exchange,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

American  &  Venetian  Marble  Co . A.  B.  Colfry 

519  Southwest  Street,  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

Ardit  Mosaic  Tile  &  Mosaic  Co . A.  T.  Ardit 

396  Goodale  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Artcraft  Mosaic  Co . M.  R.  Franceschina 

556  Prior  Avenue,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 

Art  Mosaic  Tile  Co . John  Chiuminatto 

129  North  Broadway,  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin. 

Art  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . N.  Fioritto,  R.  E.  lEright 

216  Sycamore  Street,  Toledo,  Ohio. 

Art  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . R.  E.  IV right 

200  Cornhill  Street,  Peoria,  Illinois. 

Art  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . R.  E.  Wright 

215  East  Main  Street,  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana. 

Belfi  Bros.  &  Co . C.  Belfi 

1923  Market  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

Caretti,  John  &  Co.  John  D’Ambrosio,  Jim  D'A mbrosio 
53  West  Austin  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

C.AssiNi  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . //.  Cassini 

1027  Broadway,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Cassini  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . Gus  Cassini 

2321  Third  Avenue,  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

Davia  Bros.  Marble  Co . Ralph  Davia 

2410  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Davis  Marble  Co . F.  L.  Davis 

1301  Railway  Exchange  Building,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Del  Turco  Bros.  Co.,  Inc . L.  Del  Turco 

229  Cleveland  Avenue,  Harrison,  New  Jersey. 

De  Paoli  Co.,  Inc . B.  De  Paoli 

336  West  58th  Street,  New  York,  New  York. 

De  Paoli  Mosaic  Co . O.  V.  Serafini 

975  Massachusetts  Avenue,  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

Durner,  U.  F.  Co . U.  F.  Durner 

809-11  St.  Paul  Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

Arthur  Girolomi . Arthur  Girolomi 

4234  West  Evans  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

Giudicy  Marble  Terrazzo  &  Tile  Co.  .  Wyn.  H.  Anfield 
3801  Eiler  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

Grassini  Bros.  &  Co . Frank  Grassini 

126  South  9th  Street,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Italian  Marble  Mosaic  Co . A.  E.  Dinon 

433  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

Lovisa  &  PiSTOROSi,  Inc . L.  Lovisa 

153  East  38th  Street,  New  York,  New  York. 

Lumina  Terrazzo  &  Tile  Co.,  Inc . L.  Lumina 

1306  Regent  Street,  Madison,  Wisconsin. 

Martina  Bros.  Co . John  Martina 

220  East  Pearl  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Martina  Mosaic  Co.,  J.  B . John  B.  Martina 

3412  West  Hayward  Place,  Denver,  Colorado. 


Marmo  Mosaic  Terrazzo  &  Tiling  Co.  .  T.  Augustino 
127  East  Jefferson  Street,  Joliet,  Illinois. 

Milwaukee  Terrazzo  Co . E.  P.  Butler 

420  Milwaukee  Street,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

National  Mosaic  Co.,  The,  Inc . John  Zanier 

388  Pennsylvania  Avenue,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Neidner,  H.  &  Co . H.  C.  Neidner 

49  Oneida  Street,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

National  Tile  &  Mosaic  Co . Julius  Maurelli 

Virginia  Avenue  and  16th  Street  West,  Huntington, 
West  Virginia. 

Novak  Mosaic  Co . Fred  Ren 

101  South  Sangamon  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Pasquali,  Jos . Jos.  Pasquali 

Huntington,  West  Virginia. 

P.ATRizio  Art  Mosaic  Co . R.  Patrizio 

2022  Fifth  Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania. 

Pellarin  &  Co.,  John . John  Pellarin 

936  Century  Building,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

Rennen  Terrazzo  &  Mosaic  Co . A.  J.  Rennen 

19  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Rosa,  Keno  Co . Keno  Rosa 

529  First  Street,  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

Sani-Stone  Products  Co . M.  Toffoli 

214  South  21st  Avenue,  Duluth,  Minnesota. 

Standard  Mosaic  Tile  Co . Alex  H.  Widiger 

4551  Fifth  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Stark  Mantel  &  Tile  Co . PV.  B.  Stark 

2514  North  Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

Taylor  Marble  &  Tile  Co . G.  W.  Taylor 

511  West  Pine  Street,  Oklahoma  City,  Oklahoma. 

Tileflo  Manufacturing  Co.,  Inc . B.  R.  Riggs 

1328  Broadway,  New  York,  New  York. 

Tulsa  Terrazzo  &  Mosaic  Co . P.  Cossi 

326  Iowa  Building,  Tulsa,  Oklahoma. 

Traitel  Marble  Co . R.  S.  Knight 

Western  Avenue  and  East  River,  Long  Island  City, 
New  York. 

Tr.amontin  Bros . A.  Tramontin 

466  Columbia  Street,  West,  Detroit,  Michigan. 

Santarossa  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . D.  M.  Santarossa 

1019-20  Lemke  Building,  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 
Serena  Bros.  Art  Terrazzo  Mosaic  Co....M.  Serena 
14  Bates  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Universal  Tile  Co . Harry  Cafmeyer 

160  Ogden  Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

Vande  Sande  &  WiDi  Co . John  IVidi 

327  Cedar  Street,  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin. 

Venetian  Marble  Mosaic  Art  Co . S.  Vallan 

655  Monroe  Avenue,  Detroit,  Michigan. 

Venetian  Marble  Mosaic  Co . Ernest  Button 

12  South  Sandusky  Street,  Tiffin,  Ohio. 

Wayne  Mosaic  &  Tile  Co . Angelo  Michielutti 

3040  Chene  Street,  Detroit,  Michigan. 

Western  Mosaic  Terrazzo  Co . Oliver  Stella 

2702  Lexington  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Venetian  Terrazzo  &  Mosaic  Co . S.  Sartor 

4747  West  29th  Avenue,  Denver,  Colorado. 

The  Italian  Mosaic  &  Marble  Co.,  Inc. 

1085  East  Delavan  Avenue,  Buffalo,  New  York. 


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CONTENTS 

PAGE 

Explanation .  4 

Terrazzo  Mosaic . 5-6 

Terrazzo  Plates . 7-41 

Sponsors . 44 

Detailed  Terrazzo  Construction  .  .  .  45-59 

Brass  Strip  Designs . 60-81 

Mosaic  Plates . 82-92 

Brass  Strip  Outlines . 93-104 


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Explanation 

The  Necessity  of  publishing  a  booklet  of  this  type  has 
been  a  long-felt  want  of  the  Terrazzo  industry,  both  to 
facilitate  selection  of  samples  and  graphically  describe 
designs,  thus  assisting  the  architect,  contractor  or  builder 
to  arrive  at  his  conclusion  speedily  and  decisively. 

Each  plate  is  an  exact  reproduction  of  the  original 
sample,  showing  precisely  the  nature  of  the  marble 
aggregate,  its  texture  and  color  cast  of  cement.  These 
samples,  in  connection  with  the  colored  designs  and  the 
outline  sketches  shown  farther  back  in  the  booklet,  will 
allow  the  various  applications  of  samples,  design  or  out¬ 
line,  to  be  easily  handled  with  absolute  assurance  of  cor¬ 
rect  effects.  Specifications  or  contracts  executed,  using 
this  booklet  as  a  basis,  in  which  reference  has  been  made 
to  sample  plates  and  designs,  are  assured  of  the  very  best 
results,  for  only  high-grade  marble  aggregates  of  tested 
hardness  with  pigments  and  cements  of  proven  quality 
are  used  therein. 

You  will  be  assured  of  obtaining  the  best  results  by 
patronizing  the  members  of  the  National  Terrazzo  and 
Mosaic  Contractors’  Association  who  have  made  this 
booklet  possible. 

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Terrazzo  Mosaic 

Terrazzo  Mosaic,  one  of  the  useful  arts  and  a  true  mosaic, 
had  its  origin  with  the  Venetians,  who  succeeded  the 
Romans  in  the  pursuit  of  the  Mosaic  industry.  The  Vene¬ 
tians  were  expert  in  both  Marble  Mosaic  and  Glass  Mosaic, 
flourishing  in  these  Arts  untihthe  end  of  the  16th  century. 
They  were  not  alone  great  artists  but  a  very  ingenious 
people,  for  they  invented  Terrazzo,  utilizing  the  smaller 
pieces  of  the  varied  colored  marbles  which  accumulated  as 
they  worked  on  their  Marble  Mosaic  designs.  They  mixed 
these  smaller  pieces  with  mortar,  spread  the  mixture  over  a 
floor  area,  and  then  using  pumice  stone,  great  quantities  of 
which  abounded  in  their  country,  to  surface  off  and 
smoothen  over  this  finish,  exposing  the  marbles  to  the  eye  in 
pleasing  colors  and  furnishing  a  durable  wearing  surface. 
Although  not  as  generally  used  in  the  earlier  days,  Terrazzo 
Mosaic  has  come  thundering  through  the  ages,  developing 
in  volume  as  each  year  went  by,  until  today  it  is  the  most 
popular  and  the  most  substantial  Mosaic  material  for  the 
general  building  needs.  It  is  a  perfect  floor,  less  expensive 
than  other  mosaics,  retaining  the  best  qualities,  adding  sani¬ 
tation,  durability,  fire-proofing  and  permanency.  Because 
of  the  plastic  nature  it  holds  while  in  process  of  being 
applied,  it  is  easily  adapted  to  design,  and  can  be  worked 
into  shapes  or  moulded  into  forms,  producing  the  most  diffi- 


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cult  curves  and  creating  the  most  beautiful  ornaments.  Stair¬ 
ways,  wainscot,  partitions,  fountains,  vases  and  the  like 
are  all  the  subject  of  the  Terrazzo  Art. 

With  the  advent  of  the  Brass  Divider  Strip  and  the  Brass 
Lock  Strip,  Terrazzo  work  has  been  further  enhanced,  and 
as  the  public  becomes  more  familiar  with  the  use  of  these 
strips,  Terrazzo  is  bound  to  continue  the  most  popular  and 
acceptable  of  Mosaics. 

The  accompanying  terrazzo  and  mosaic  designs  are  repro¬ 
duced  from  actual  material,  and  the  ingredients  used  in  the 
originals  from  which  these  cuts  were  made  have  been  care¬ 
fully  measured  and  weighed  as  to  quantity  of  each  of  the 
various  colors  and  coloring  matters,  a  description  of  which 
is  in  possession  of  every  member  of  the  National  Terrazzo 
and  Mosaic  Contractors’  Association. 

Marble,  however,  being  a  natural  product,  varies  consider¬ 
able  in  shades.  We,  therefore,  cannot  guarantee  an  exact 
reproduction  of  enclosed  designs.  The  deviation,  however, 
should  be  very  slight,  and  is  only  effected  insofar  as  the  varia¬ 
tion  in  the  colors  of  the  marble  as  received  from  the  quarries. 
Quantities  of  the  various  qualities  of  marble  and  pigments 
can  be  reproduced  exactly  by  any  member  of  the  Association. 

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ance  rendered  by  the  following,  in  contributing  to 


defray  the  cost  of  this  book : 

American  Floor  Surfacing  Machine  Co . Toledo,  Ohio 

Advance  Machine  Company . Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Electric  Rotary  Machine  Company . Chicago,  Ill. 

JuvENTY  CoRNELis  COMPANY . New  York,  N.  Y. 

T.  Francis  Murphy  Co . Chicago,  Ill. 

Cavicchi  Machine  Company . Boston,  Mass. 

Manhattan  Brass  Strip  Co . New  York,  N.  Y. 

Hungerford  Brass  Co . New  York,  N.  Y. 

Marble  Products,  Inc . Atlanta,  Ga. 

Winona  Stone  Co . Winona,  Minn. 

Norton  Company . Worcester,  Mass. 


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Detailed  Terrazzo 
Construction 

The  Following  detail  drawings  show  the  vari¬ 
ous  treatments  for  stairs,  balustrades,  newel  posts 
and  wainscoting. 

Terrazzo  work  is  especially  adapted  for  this 
class  of  work  as  it  can  be  applied  to  any  shapes 
or  curves  without  the  necessity  of  showing  joints. 

The  following  suggestions  we  feel  will  be  bene¬ 
ficiary  to  those  who  have  not  had  occasion  to 
familiarize  themselves  with  this  class  of  work. 


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Commonly  Called  divider  strips  or  lock  strips  are 
used  in  connection  with  terrazzo  floors  to  mark  off 
panel  lines  or  set  ofl  geometrical  forms,  or  are 
worked  into  designs  or  ornaments  for  decorative 
purposes.  Primarily  the  brass  strip  was  introduced 
to  create  a  line  of  action  through  which  the  contrac¬ 
tion  would  have  an  outlet.  Its  adaptability  to  tile 
shapes  was  readily  arrived  at  and  extended  to  decora¬ 
tive  uses.  The  brass  strip,  with  suitable  anchor  clips 
or  other  devices  for  imbedding  the  strip  in  the  con¬ 
crete,  are  set  so  that  the  edge  will  be  level  with 
finished  floor  for  the  full  length  of  strip.  Terrazzo 
is  then  worked  into  the  areas  enclosed  by  these  strips, 
rolled  and  trowelled  and  surfaced  in  a  similar  man¬ 
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Marble  Mosaics  is  one  of  the  useful  arts,  dating  as  far  back 
as  2300  years  before  Christ.  Records  show  that  mosaic  pave¬ 
ments  of  this  type  were  used  in  Egypt  at  this  early  date. 
Although  the  Persians  have  been  credited  with  the  invention 
of  this  Art,  the  Assyrians,  Egyptians,  Greeks  and  other 
nationalities  also  possessed  it  in  the  early  centuries  of  the 
Christian  Era.  It  remained  for  the  Romans  and  Venetians 
to  perfect  it  and  bring  it  into  general  use,  and  to  elevate  it  as 
an  Art  of  the  highest  type.  Not  only  are  pavements  of  beau¬ 
tiful  design  and  decoration  still  extant  to  prove  their  superi¬ 
ority  but  murals  of  wondrous  beauty  can  be  seen  in  the 
churches  and  public  buildings  throughout  their  native  land. 
The  Roman  influence  was  carried  to  Gaul  and  Britain  and 
other  lands,  and  at  this  late  date  is  flourishing  in  America 
as  in  no  other  country.  Marble  Mosaic  work  treats  with  the 
use  of  marble  cubes,  known  as  Tesserea,  cut  from  a  variety 
of  colored  marbles,  and  therefore  lends  itself  to  easy  applica¬ 
tion  of  design  and  decoration.  Eor  floors  it  is  very  practical, 
and  used  as  wall  decorations  has  an  unending  life,  perpetuat¬ 
ing  the  great  Scriptural  paintings  of  medieval  times  in  many 
of  the  oldest  European  churches.  It  is  indeed  an  Art,  most 
useful  in  the  buildings  of  early  civilization  and  in  the  pres¬ 
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The  Purpose  of  the  Following 
Brass  Strip  Outlines 

The  Following  pages  of  design  outlines  merely 
show  the  application  of  brass  strips  to  Terrazzo. 

A  better  idea  of  how  the  Terrazzo  samples  can  be 
applied  to  the  average  floor  can  be  had  by  the  use 
of  these  layouts.  Strips  as  shown  create  the  design, 
then  designate  in  the  spaces  kind  of  Terrazzo  de¬ 
sired.  By  using  the  plate  number  in  the  appropriate 
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Engravings  by  the  Alltone  Co.,  Milwaukee. 

Cover  design  and  printing  by  the  Meyer-Rolier-Tate  Co.,  Milwaukee. 


